Fast Getaway

Fast Getaway

Year: 1991

Runtime: 86 mins

Language: English

ComedyActionCrime

Nelson (Corey Haim) is a restless teenager who, together with his father and two comrades, turns to a series of bank robberies. When a high‑stakes heist goes wrong, he must pull off a rapid escape, confronting betrayal and the dangers of a life on the run.

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Timeline & Setting – Fast Getaway (1991)

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Location

Utah, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake City Amphitheater, Canada

The story unfolds across Utah, with key sequences set in Salt Lake City and around its amphitheater. The pursuit then continues on a road-trip north to Canada. The settings shift from street-level robberies to a public venue and cross-border escape routes, highlighting urban landscapes and travel.

🏙️ Urban 🚗 Road-bound 🗺️ Cross-border

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Main Characters – Fast Getaway (1991)

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Nelson Potter (Corey Haim)

Nelson is a street-smart 16-year-old who scouts targets and serves as a hostage in his family's bank robberies. He justifies the life of crime as a means to an eventual education, but his loyalties are tested when Lorraine reveals she is his biological mother. He shows resourcefulness with maps and plans, and his choices drift toward protecting his own future. The revelation about his parentage and his evolving mistrust of his father complicate his path.

🧒 Teen 💰 Criminal 🧠 Clever

Sam Potter (Leo Rossi)

Sam is a seasoned robber who views his son as a tool to fund Nelson's college and his own schemes. He is protective yet morally gray, capable of violence to keep the crew intact. He orchestrates the heists and even helps rescue Nelson's safety, showing a complicated father–son dynamic. His decisions drive much of the plot and the eventual revelation about Lorraine.

👨 Father 💼 Criminal 🧠 Calculated

Lilly (Cynthia Rothrock)

Lilly is a skilled martial artist and Sam's partner who resents Nelson's involvement. She is volatile and ruthless, often acting impulsively to dominate the group. Her jealousy and aggression propel several dangerous confrontations, including the plan to extract Nelson and the hostage situation at the amphitheater. Her fate during the final chase remains controlled by the unfolding events.

🗡️ Martial Artist 🔥 Dangerous 🎯 Rival

Lorraine (Marcia Strassman)

Lorraine is Nelson's biological mother who lies to keep him with Sam, then emerges as a capable driver and ally in rescuing Nelson. She evades Tony and Lilly with skill and uses her drive to change the trajectory of the plot. Her relationship with Nelson adds a strong layer of family drama and moral complexity to the crew's dynamics.

👩 Mother Figure 🧭 Resourceful 🚗 Driver

Tony Bush (Ken Lerner)

Tony is the ruthless partner who orchestrates the robberies and pushes the crew toward danger. He is willing to use Nelson as a hostage to secure the payoff and shows little regard for others. In the climactic pursuit, he fights to escape with the money, surviving a cliffside showdown and continuing the scheme in the aftermath.

🧭 Schemer 💥 Ruthless 🚗 Driver

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Major Themes – Fast Getaway (1991)

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👨‍👦 Family Loyalty

Nelson's loyalty to his father drives many decisions, but Lorraine's intervention and the revelation that she is his biological mother complicate those ties. The father-son bond pushes Nelson deeper into crime, while the women in his life challenge that path. As betrayals unfold, the line between family duty and personal ethics becomes blurred.

⚖️ Moral Ambiguity

The group justifies robbery as a means to fund Nelson's education, highlighting how pragmatic choices can blur right and wrong. Each character negotiates loyalty, advantage, and self-preservation in a world where laws and families collide. The pursuit by law enforcement exposes the grey areas between victims, criminals, and those who enable them.

🚓 Pursuit

High-stakes chases push characters to rely on nerves and improvisation, from hostage situations to explosive confrontations. Nelson's maps and planning meet the reality of danger as Tony and Lilly press forward toward the amphitheater job. Lorraine's driving skills and Sam's quick thinking turn the odds in their favor, though danger remains until the last moment. The ending hints at a fragile escape as the trio heads toward Canada.

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